| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Tommy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ken Furey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fred Claire (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Withers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles McCall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Southern | Allen Withers misses the turnaround from the right block | 31-33 |
| 19:42 | Columbia | Thomas Allen pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Tommy Davis's pass is intercepted by William Sullivan in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 19:36 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols blows the dunk | 31-33 |
| 19:34 | Columbia | Ken Furey grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 19:29 | Columbia | Ken Furey loses the dribble to Edward Nichols in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 19:28 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols lays it up and in | 31-35 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper loses the dribble to William Sullivan | 31-35 |
| 18:57 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Anderson | 31-35 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Tommy Davis | 31-35 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Frank Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Allen Withers - foul #1 on Allen Withers, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Matthew Johnson (C) Ken Furey, Matthew Cooper, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (PG), David Scott (SG), Edward Gravelle (SF), Steven Paschke (PF) Edward Nichols, Fred Claire, William Sullivan, Allen Withers | |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Frank Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Frank Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:34 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 18:14 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 32-35 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | Frank Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Columbia | Homer Parks makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 17:35 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall misses short on a shot from the left block | 35-35 |
| 17:33 | Columbia | Frank Anderson grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson is called for 10 seconds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jarrett Carr (PG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Zachary Herron (C) Tommy Davis, Homer Parks, Frank Anderson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols (PG), Marshall Chandler (SG), Allen Withers (PF), Allan Haugh (C) David Scott, Edward Gravelle, Steven Paschke, Charles McCall | |
| 17:14 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marshall Chandler | 35-38 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston is fouled on the floor by Edward Nichols - foul #3 on Edward Nichols, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ken Furey (SG), Thomas Allen (C) Lawrence Hairston, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fred Claire (SG), William Sullivan (SF) Edward Nichols, Tony Cohen | |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Ken Furey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 16:27 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:14 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Sullivan | 35-41 |
| 15:52 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jarrett Carr (fairly fresh) SG - Ken Furey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Zachary Herron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Marshall Chandler (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Claire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Allen Withers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Allan Haugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Thomas Allen pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:13 | Columbia | Ken Furey clanks a turnaround from close range | 38-41 |
| 15:11 | Columbia | Thomas Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:59 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 14:57 | Texas Southern | Marshall Chandler pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 14:48 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 14:30 | Columbia | Thomas Allen misses short on a jumper near the basket | 38-44 |
| 14:28 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:07 | Texas Southern | Allen Withers connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Fred Claire | 38-46 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Ken Furey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:40 | Columbia | Ken Furey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Zachary Herron misses short on a jumper from the right side | 38-46 |
| 13:23 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to William Sullivan | 38-46 |
| 13:12 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Zachary Herron gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Ken Furey's pass is intercepted by William Sullivan in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 12:51 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Zachary Herron - foul #3 on Zachary Herron, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Lawrence Hairston (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Frank Anderson (PF), Matthew Johnson (C) Jarrett Carr, Ken Furey, Matthew Cooper, Zachary Herron, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols (PG), Tony Cohen (SF), Steven Paschke (PF), Charles McCall (C) Marshall Chandler, William Sullivan, Allen Withers, Allan Haugh | |
| 12:51 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:51 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:51 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Matthew Johnson | 38-47 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson's pass is intercepted by Charles McCall in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 12:37 | Texas Southern | Matthew Johnson is called for the reach on Fred Claire - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle (SF) Fred Claire | |
| 12:19 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall is hacked by Matthew Johnson - foul #3 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| 12:03 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle misses the floater from close range | 38-47 |
| 12:01 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston loses the ball out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Tommy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Hairston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Homer Parks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tony Cohen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gravelle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Paschke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles McCall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle is fouled on the floor by Homer Parks - foul #1 on Homer Parks, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| 11:17 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Edward Nichols | 38-49 |
| 11:14 | Columbia | Edward Gravelle is called for the reach on Lawrence Hairston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Gravelle, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Max Mason (SF) Homer Parks | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Scott (SG) Edward Gravelle | |
| 10:54 | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tommy Davis | 41-49 |
| 10:35 | Texas Southern | David Scott misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-49 |
| 10:34 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:10 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols is fouled on the floor by Tommy Davis - foul #2 on Tommy Davis, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Austin (PG), Ken Furey (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF) Tommy Davis, Lawrence Hairston, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Withers (PF) Steven Paschke | |
| 09:46 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols is called for a charge - foul #4 on Edward Nichols, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Allen (C) Max Mason | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fred Claire (SG), William Sullivan (SF) Edward Nichols, David Scott | |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Ken Furey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 09:34 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Homer Parks (SG) Ken Furey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle (PF) Allen Withers | |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Charles McCall swats the short shot by Matthew Cooper | 41-49 |
| 09:15 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | Thomas Allen buries a jump hook from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 08:31 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire clanks a jumper from the right side | 43-49 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Dustin Austin | 43-49 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Frank Anderson hits a jumper from the baseline | 45-49 |
| 08:05 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Sullivan | 45-51 |
| 07:45 | Columbia | Thomas Allen drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Cooper | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Austin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Homer Parks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Allen (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Tony Cohen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Claire (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Sullivan (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Edward Gravelle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles McCall (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan clanks a fadeaway from close range | 47-51 |
| 07:32 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:15 | Texas Southern | Thomas Allen denies the turnaround by Charles McCall | 47-51 |
| 07:14 | Columbia | Thomas Allen snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 07:12 | Columbia | Dustin Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Cohen - foul #2 on Tony Cohen, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Ken Furey (SG), Lawrence Hairston (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Max Mason (C) Dustin Austin, Homer Parks, Matthew Cooper, Frank Anderson, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols (PG), David Scott (SG), Allen Withers (PF), Steven Paschke (C) Fred Claire, William Sullivan, Edward Gravelle, Charles McCall | |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Tommy Davis and the foul's on David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marshall Chandler (SG) Tony Cohen | |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:48 | Texas Southern | David Scott travels with the ball | 50-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Zachary Herron (C) Ken Furey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 06:30 | Columbia | Zachary Herron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-51 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | Max Mason gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Tommy Davis | 52-51 |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | The pull-up jumper by Edward Nichols is blocked by Matthew Johnson | 52-51 |
| 05:58 | Texas Southern | Allen Withers tips it in | 52-53 |
| 05:39 | Columbia | Zachary Herron makes the 3 from the right wing and the foul's on Steven Paschke - foul #2 on Steven Paschke, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jarrett Carr (SG) Max Mason | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (SF), Allan Haugh (PF), Charles McCall (C) Marshall Chandler, Allen Withers, Steven Paschke | |
| 05:39 | Columbia | Zachary Herron makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 05:26 | Columbia | Zachary Herron grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 05:06 | Columbia | Tommy Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-53 |
| 05:04 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Jarrett Carr pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Jarrett Carr scores on a 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 04:32 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jarrett Carr - foul #2 on Jarrett Carr, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ken Furey (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Frank Anderson (PF) Tommy Davis, Lawrence Hairston, Zachary Herron | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fred Claire (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Allen Withers (PF) David Scott, Tony Cohen, Allan Haugh | |
| 04:32 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:32 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Fred Claire is called for the reach on Matthew Cooper - foul #2 on Fred Claire, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Austin (PG), Max Mason (C) Jarrett Carr, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:12 | Texas Southern | Allen Withers gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:02 | Texas Southern | Frank Anderson is called for the reach on Allen Withers - foul #2 on Frank Anderson, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| 04:02 | Texas Southern | Allen Withers misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Max Mason grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 03:50 | Columbia | Dustin Austin hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 60-54 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Furey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Cooper (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Anderson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Max Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Edward Nichols (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Fred Claire (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Sullivan (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Allen Withers (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles McCall (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Homer Parks (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Matthew Cooper, Frank Anderson, Max Mason | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marshall Chandler (SG), Edward Gravelle (SF), Allan Haugh (PF), Steven Paschke (C) Fred Claire, William Sullivan, Allen Withers, Charles McCall | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Dustin Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 03:09 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle lays it in on a nice dish by Allan Haugh | 60-56 |
| 02:58 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG) Dustin Austin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (SG) Edward Nichols | |
| 02:42 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-56 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:26 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 02:25 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Marshall Chandler comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-56 |
| 02:19 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle tips it home | 60-58 |
| 02:06 | Columbia | Ken Furey misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 02:04 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Davis | 60-58 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson hits a jumper from the left side | 62-58 |
| 01:29 | Texas Southern | Marshall Chandler misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 01:28 | Texas Southern | Marshall Chandler misses the tip | 62-58 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle tips it home | 62-60 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Homer Parks misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Cooper (SF), Frank Anderson (PF) Homer Parks, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols (PG), Fred Claire (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Allen Withers (PF), Charles McCall (C) Marshall Chandler, Tony Cohen, Edward Gravelle, Steven Paschke, Allan Haugh | |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles McCall | 62-62 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-62 |
| 00:22 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Allen | 64-62 |
| 00:21 | Texas Southern | Edward Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Ken Furey is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Nichols - foul #5 on Edward Nichols, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (PG) Edward Nichols | |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Ken Furey makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Ken Furey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Allen Withers | 66-65 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Ken Furey is hacked by Fred Claire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Claire, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Ken Furey makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Ken Furey misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Allen Withers | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-65 |